Morrissey vs. Sullivan: Fight, Then Feud

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Op oktober 12, 1853, 23 year-old John Morrissey would meet 40 year-old “Yankee” Sullivan for the American and possibly World Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship. Sullivan had been considered the champion since Tom Hyer, who had beaten Sullivan previously, retired instead of fighting Sullivan in a rematch. Sullivan claimed the title and was backed by Hyer, who had made peace with Sullivan.

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Charlie Chan in Dangerous Money (1946)

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Gevaarlijke Geld (1946) is de tweede aan Charlie Chan film met Sidney Toler van Monogram Pictures duren. Na de dood van Sidney Toler's, Roland Winters zou de rol voor negen meer films te nemen. Deze film laat ons toe om Toler uitbeelding van Inspecteur Chan voor bijna de laatste keer waarderen. This film was the tenth for Monogram and his twenty-first portrayal

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De heer. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

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Op april 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Beweging “B” bioscoop. De heer. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. De heer. Beweging, played by Peter Lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. Twister McGurk, played by Warren Hymer, is wrestling Sailor Sam, played by Ward Bond. De heer. Beweging

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Tammany Thugs Murder Bill the Butcher

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In juli 1854, de Wereld bareknuckle prizefighting kampioen John Morrissey, die ook verbroken als Tammany Hall enforcer, uitgedaagd William “Bill the Butcher” Poole naar een onbevangen street fight. Het resultaat was een verschrikkelijk pak slaag en enkele maanden herstel voor John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a

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Dood van het hoofd Rat

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William T.”Willie” Egan took over “Egan’s Rats” on the death of his older brother Tom in 1919. Thomas “Slang” Kinney and his childhood friend and brother-in-law Tom Egan formed St. Louis’ criminal organization in the late 1800s. Both Kinney and Tom Egan were saloon keepers and Democratic politicians. They employed “the Rats” for political slugging and other criminal activities. Thomas

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